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2083
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accepted
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From this reading Even today, despite its wide medical usage, hypnotism is not wholly accepted.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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bird
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From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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Carrie
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century
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From this reading Yet only since the eighteenth century days of Dr. Mesmer has it emerged from priestly mumbo-jumbo into the realm of science.
charm
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From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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D
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date
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days
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despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
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Dr
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eighteenth
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emerged
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Even
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ever
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explosive
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far
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From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet only since the eighteenth century days of Dr. Mesmer has it emerged from priestly mumbo-jumbo into the realm of science.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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homo
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hundred
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Hypnotism
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From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incredible
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet only since the eighteenth century days of Dr. Mesmer has it emerged from priestly mumbo-jumbo into the realm of science.
involved
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet only since the eighteenth century days of Dr. Mesmer has it emerged from priestly mumbo-jumbo into the realm of science.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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known
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knows
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From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
Lending
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libraries
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like
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make
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medical
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Mesmer
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mistakes
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much
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mumbo-jumbo
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never
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even today, despite its wide medical usage, hypnotism is not wholly accepted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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older
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From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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only
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postcard
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potentially
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priestly
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publication
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realm
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Samason
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sapiens
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science
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seemed
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sent
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simple
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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snake
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From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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thought
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time
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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today
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trouble
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usage
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volume
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watched
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From this reading _Hypnotism, as anyone who has ever watched a snake charm a bird knows, is far older than homo sapiens.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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wholly
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wide
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wrong
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years
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YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet only since the eighteenth century days of Dr. Mesmer has it emerged from priestly mumbo-jumbo into the realm of science.
